regence

See also: régence

English

Noun

regence

1. (obsolete) rule
   • 1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “(please specify the page)”, in Hudibras. The First Part. […], London: […] J. G. for Richard Marriot, […], →OCLC:

     massacres
     Of spiritual Affidavit- makers,
     That swore to any human regence
     Oaths of supremacy and allegiance

Related terms

• regal
• regency

References

“regence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.